Black’s latest looks at nature and nurture and spins a tale of court intrigue, bloodshed, and a truly messed-up relationship that might be the saving of Jude and the titular prince, who, like Jude, has been shaped by the cruelties of others.

Brought up among the Gentry, Jude has never felt at ease, but after a decade, Faerie has become her home despite the constant peril. Human Jude (whose brown hair curls and whose skin color is never described) both hates and loves Madoc, whose murderous nature is true to his Faerie self and who in his way loves her. Jude-broken, rebuilt, fueled by anger and a sense of powerlessness-has never recovered from watching her adoptive Faerie father murder her parents. While her magical abilities aren’t clearly articulated, there is hope that readers will be treated to a more in-depth look in the sequel.Ĭhance delivers an ultimately enjoyable beginning to her new seriesīlack is back with another dark tale of Faerie, this one set in Faerie and launching a new trilogy. One moment, Lainey is reciting SAT vocabulary definitions and the next, she’s conjuring freak storms. In her debut, Chance gives readers a mix of clichéd moments and interesting plot devices.

Now he has his eye on Lainey, but with her best friend (who is black) and a hot, new protector (who is white) in tow, she’s not going down without a fight. For centuries, he’s been killing her ancestors in an effort to unlock the spell. Unfortunately, the Grimoire is in the hands of the Master, a powerful warlock who wants to harness all of the magic in the supernatural world. As a Keeper, it is up to Lainey to protect her family’s Grimoire, a book of spells that only she can unlock. After some digging and a few supernatural flashbacks, Lainey finds out that not only is the woman, Josephine, a witch, but that she herself is a descendant of Josephine and the last in a line of Keepers. Lainey, a white teen, would like to focus on acing the SATs, but strange things have been happening, beginning with the apparition of a bloody woman that has started following her. In this urban fantasy series debut, one teen comes to grips with her destiny.

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